Utah Law Talk

Having attended school at BYU, I know too well that driving around the Provo-Orem area can be quite dangerous. Since Provo is a college town, there is no shortage of young and inexperienced people behind the wheel. I used to be one of them. I remember when I was in school going around a corner on a snow-packed road a little too fast and sliding into a curb. I try not to do that anymore!

On the roads around Provo and Orem, you frequently see speed demons with out-of-state plates swerving through traffic so they can be the first one to line up at the next stop light. You see motorists young and old suddenly slowing to make an unsignalled turn. You see drivers (usually older) who swoop to the left to start their right-hand turn. Others will fail to yield and will pull out right in front of you. Unfortunately, a lot of this careless driving around the Provo/Orem area can lead to a car accident.

When an accident happens, some wonder whether they need to call the police. After all, the at-fault person is pleading for them not to. My response is: you definitely need to call the police. The police can help document where exactly the Provo car wreck happened, what witnesses saw, and make preliminary assessments on who was to blame for it all. It is much more difficult working with the insurance company when no report has been made with the police. If your accident just happened and you didn’t call the police, you should do it as soon as you can. Obviously the accident has to be relatively recent or the police may not take your complaint.

At the Kramer Law Group, our main practice area is car accidents, including pedestrian, motorcycle and scooter, and bicycle accidents. It is the bulk of what we do. And now we are pleased to announce that we have expanded to include an office in Provo at the corner of University and 5th North (open 2/2/09). We look forward to serving the Provo/Orem and surrounding communities even better than we have in the past and will offer Utah car accident attorney services for the cities of Springville, Lindon, Pleasant Grove, Cedar Hills, American Fork, Spanish Fork, Mapleton, Nephi, Santaquin, Price, Payson, etc.

Published by: Ron Kramer

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